ETEC 603 Ethics in Educational Technology

3 credits 42.0 hours
600 level graduate course

A core course designed to help educators to identify, understand, and formulate practical solutions for ethical issues involving technology in today’s classroom. Issues such as protection of private property (copyright, plagiarism), freedom of speech/First Amendment, and equality/access, among others, will be studied in light of the philosophies of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and Rene Descartes. Emphasis will be placed on constructing learning environments that imbue K-12 students with the critical thinking skills required to help shape a code of ethics within a tech-infused world.

Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.